Daily Republican., 1887-09-13
MINERS ON A Strike.
Twenty Thousand Anthracite Workers
Refuse to Keturn-Reading Men Anx
fously Await the Result.

u WShty 2noubhhu AhthEhSttc w ~ h~hS
Refuse to Keturn-Reading Men Anx
ioasly Await the Result.
PoTTsvILLE, Sept. 10 The operators
who ignored the ctrc 1lar making ce
mRnd for an increase in the wages OF
the miners wanted o trial OF the
strength of The organization among
them. They have it and are surprised
at the result. Thirty collieries In the
lower anthracite region, employing up.
wards OF 10000 men and boys tailed
to etart up to day, as the operators had
fopdly hoped they would. The nen
have resented what they consider the
slight put upon them and are united in
say ing TO the operators that they have
rig1t to be heard and that they will
be, too. Reports from Hsz letop are to
the effect that the Lehigh men stand by
.heir Schuylk!ll brethren, and q though
Third street may not know OF any dis
content among the miners 1t has taken
such shape az will force the knowledge
home 10 the most emphatic manner.
The 6rst information that came was
Of meeting held by the employts ti
the William Penn Coal CoEpapy, a,
| William Penn, near Sherau dcah. Tas
men decided Eot to go TO work unlct
the operators consented 10 come undel
the Reading system. Superintendent
/ William H Lewis at once tslegrspheJ
to Chairman Davis thEt lie would abide
By the decision of the R3ading Coal and
Iron Company. The men at the Thonat
Gal Company 3 Kelley Run Colliery,
at Shenandoah, made the same stand
with theassme result. Chairman Davii
responded promptly, ordering the mer
to work and the collieries started Will
the lose OF but little more than sr
be ur's time
These two decisive victories were in
spiratton to the leaders and the latel
repoits were still more cheering
"Greeuwood, at Tamaqua, did rot re
suIne," came the message. "The mer
at Big Vein Operated by the Alliance
Coal Company did not so to work to
day. All the I,eh!gh Goal and Naviga
tion coll!eries in the Panther Creel
Valley are idle" The messages KEEP
coming rapidly and shout 10 o'clocl
the stock Of the joint COMMITTEES wen
away up. They realized that thei
constituents had stood by them In tn
struggle for better wages, and rejoices
accordingly.
The officers of the Reading Compan.
were ALEC bsaming with satisfaction
Both sides began praisiHg each othe
and the best Of feeling was expressed
, All others are oHt. The L3high Vale.
Railroad colleries are nearly all ou
also. The men In no less than thirty
four mines are out, and o careful esti
maie places the number at 20. 0C0.
THE sCHUyLKlLL REGION.
, TAMAoUA, Sept. IA. noon to-da
the men working In the machine shop
of the Lshigh Coal and Navigatio
= Com pany at Lansfcrd were ordered I
quit work by Joseph g. Harris, presi
dent of the company. These men ha
not received orders to quit wolk tror
the knights Of Labor, so Mr.. Harri
gave the orders himself. He also CAV
the same orders to the timber men an
a oil dead work will be stopped. No or
4 will now be allowed to work except Ii
pump men.
These orders have not helped to ALA
the bitter feeling which already pr
walls and IL would net be surprising
70 the prmp meu would now be ordeJt
y out by the knights OF Labor. Shou
" this be done every colIisr7 In the yailt
will be flooded with water and unto
damage done to the property OF ii
company.
Hitherto the men have treated the
% em ployers with cor sideration, b'
e when they see the mines being close
e up entirely and the fires drawn fro
= the locomotives they do not hesitate
declare that good feeling is 81 an ems
The fight will be bitter on both sides.
= The Allen colliery, operated by Dir
IL kleberger 81 Young, is still workir
,e and no strike is likely there, as l
O. Knights Of Labor are employed al
the men have no grievan ces.
Upon the whole, the outlook for th
OF region is particularly bad at this tin
III and the probabilities Of a long suspe
y sion are greater to day than yesterda
t, The suffering which must follow W
be very great.
SHAMoKIN. Sept. IL 1t Ia estimat
J.. that 1900 men are ous on strike
of Shamokin.
IL One thousand four hundred men ha
5. struck at Shenandoah.
THE READING NOT AFFECTED.
The Beading is not affected by t
l. strike. General Manager Mcleod sai
~ "We do not expect any trouble. '
- have been settling the difficulties
'i' they came up and the men are We
. friendly to u.s." Mr.. Whiting, W
.' ie has charge OF the conference, will m,
- Mr.. Sweizard to day, and tomorrow
70. con ference with the committee Of {
III men will be held In Pottsville.